Worm

[Noel01]

Can anyone identify this worm?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Can you get some pics of it under white light?

 

[Noel01]

Can you get some pics of it under white light?

Well I would but when I reached it to get it out the stupid thing balled up and was floating and before I could grab it my sailfin tang made a meal out of it.

 

[Noel01]

Can you get some pics of it under white light?

I can tell you it was indeed white and not brown or redish looking. The slender part is the back of it and round is the head.

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

I can tell you it was indeed white and not brown or redish looking. The slender part is the back of it and round is the head.

Some sort of polyclad worm - possibly a Prosthiostomid (taxonomic family Prosthiostomidae) species, but I really can't say for sure.

 

[Noel01]

Would have to research unless you know….bad?

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Would have to research unless you know….bad?

Generally speaking, if it's a flatworm it's bad.

 

[Noel01]

Gotcha.

 

[Fish Fan]

Well I would but when I reached it to get it out the stupid thing balled up and was floating and before I could grab it my sailfin tang made a meal out of it.

Well, problem solved!

Just joking, I'm sure if there's one there's many more.

 

[Noel01]

I found about 4 of them. I know there is more. Just trying to find out the best way to handle it in a mixed reef tank.